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gomuks vs Fractal: catalog facts
gomuks	Fractal
Free Free and open source under the AGPL.	Free Free and open source under the GPL-3.0 licence.
Android, Web, Self-hosted, Command line	Linux
Backend can run as a bouncer-style server Mature web frontend with desktop and Android wrappers	Native GTK interface that fits GNOME Written in Rust
Terminal frontend is experimental with few features Needs a Matrix account on a homeserver	Linux only Needs a Matrix account
Downloadable app, Self-hosted	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: AGPL-3.0	License: GPL-3.0
Account needed	Account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Needs internet
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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